2025
Feature Documentary(North America Premiere)

Brick by Brick (Tijolo por tijolo)

CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person
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In Ibura, on the outskirts of Recife, Cris lost her job at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, as well as the house she lived in with three small children, due to the risk of collapse. Pregnant with her fourth child and trying to get a tubal ligation, she works as a digital influencer while trying to rebuild her house and restructure her life.

Screenings

Virtual

August 3 – August 5

Directors Spotlight

Victória Álvares

Director

Victoria Álvares directed BLOCK (76′, 2018, Sheffield Doc/Fest), BRICK BY BRICK (103′, 2024, Olhar de Cinema), BLACK PEARL (52′, 2018, France Ô), FRONTIÈRE DE LA DISCORDE (26′, 2018, ARTE), ROOTS (52′, 2017, TV Brasil) and the series BORDERS (5×26´, 2024, TV Brasil). Currently, she is developing the feature documentary PULSE.

Quentin Delaroche

Director

Quentin Delaroche directed BLOCK (76′, 2018, Sheffield Doc/Fest), BRICK BY BRICK (103′, 2024, Olhar de Cinema), CAMOCIM (75’, 2017, Festival de Málaga), MARIE, DOMPTEUSE DE CRABE (53’, 2016, FR3) and NOMAD’S LAND (52’, 2014). Currently, he is developing the feature documentary PULSE.

Year
2024
Runtime
103 minutes
Country
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
Director
Victória Álvares & Quentin Delaroche
Producer
Quentin Delaroche, Victória Álvares
Executive Producer
Adonis Liranza, Danielle Valentim, Dora Amorim, Julia Machado
Cinematographer
Quentin Delaroche, Victória Álvares
Editor
Quentin Delaroche
Composer
Jarbas Bittencourt
Sound Design
Nicolau Domingues
Music
Jarbas Bittencourt
Premiere
North America

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